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Monday, November 24, 2014

A Milestone of Sorts

I realized recently that the last book I finished was my 315th novel, which means I've written a hundred books since the fire in January '08. That's 100 books, plus 30 pieces of shorter fiction ranging from flash stories to 15,000 word novellas, in 82 months. No wonder I'm tired.

Walker, I had the same thought. Years ago Livia and I both sold stories to a trade paperback anthology series called THE NEW BLACK MASK. I was thrilled. No, it wasn't the real thing, but still, it said BLACK MASK on the cover. Only by the time our stories came out, the series title had been changed to A MATTER OF CRIME. I was still glad for the sale (which paid pretty well, as I recall), but disappointed that I wasn't going to be in THE NEW BLACK MASK.

Yes, James, a "milestone of sorts"... a most remarkable sort, as many of the people commenting are well situated to recognize! Congratulations to you and Livia for getting your productive household back on track with such efficiency and finesse after 2008. And you didn't mention the work you do on the always absorbing and helpful Rough Edges. It remains top of my blog-surfing list.